UH researcher finds anonymity makes a difference with online comments
In a study titled, “Virtuous or Vitriolic: The Effect of Anonymity on Civility in Online Newspaper Reader Comment Boards,” University of Houston assistant professor Arthur D. Santana at the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication found a significant correlation between anonymity and civility.
Comparing the tone of thousands of online comments posted by anonymous and non-anonymous users following online newspaper stories, Santana found that 53.3 percent of anonymous comments included language that was vulgar, racist, profane or hateful; only 28.7 percent of non-anonymous comments were found to be uncivil.
You don't fucking say who'd a thunk it.I really wouldn't give a fuck about this crap but somehow I have helped fund this bullshit.He could have just called me and I would have given him the skinny.
What a fucking asshole this dude is and I didn't do it anonymously.How's that for civility?
Seems the .gif dude and I are the only ones who have noticed this phenomenon.
Oops H/T Real Clear Science
In a study titled, “Virtuous or Vitriolic: The Effect of Anonymity on Civility in Online Newspaper Reader Comment Boards,” University of Houston assistant professor Arthur D. Santana at the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication found a significant correlation between anonymity and civility.
Comparing the tone of thousands of online comments posted by anonymous and non-anonymous users following online newspaper stories, Santana found that 53.3 percent of anonymous comments included language that was vulgar, racist, profane or hateful; only 28.7 percent of non-anonymous comments were found to be uncivil.
You don't fucking say who'd a thunk it.I really wouldn't give a fuck about this crap but somehow I have helped fund this bullshit.He could have just called me and I would have given him the skinny.
What a fucking asshole this dude is and I didn't do it anonymously.How's that for civility?
Seems the .gif dude and I are the only ones who have noticed this phenomenon.
Oops H/T Real Clear Science
